It's just really important to get this stuff right, especially as practitioners, or else we might be messing up a lot of returns.

There are several differences and also an area of opportunity.Your best bet if you want someone local...below the gnat line...is to ask for referrals within your network or join a local RE association and ask for referrals.If you aren't opposed to working remotely, there are at least a dozen tax practitioners who are active (or semi-active) on this subforum. 

While an Attorney can represent you in all courts, a CPA or EA can represent you in Tax Court if they obtain a USTCP designation (US Tax Court Practitioner).Do not be fooled by someones credentials, make sure that you properly vet any professional that you hire.Best of luck!

BTW, a tax practitioner will spend the first seven or eight years of his professional career making decisions for his clients based on his knowledge of the law.  

You can require a statement from a local physician, mental health practitioner, or social worker that confirms the prospect has a "qualified" disability, per medical standards, and that the animal performs a necessary task or alleviates symptoms of the disability.

Ultimately, the courses were largely taught by real-world practitioners in real estate- actual developers, financiers, construction managers, and architects which makes a HUGE difference versus the more academic approach in many MBA programs.  

The space has been used for medical (chiropractic care).

My wife in school to become a Nurse Practitioner and has cut her RN job back to one 12-hour shift per week.

I currently manage the business end of a growing chiropractic office, but I previously worked in commercial lending as an underwriter and real estate portfolio manager (which is the extent of my RE experience...other than buying my current and previous homes). 

Traveling med techs, ultra sound techs, physical therapists, lab technicians, nurse practitioners, floating respiratory therapists, to mention a few, all fit in this category of medical staffers.